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MESSAGE FROM THE SEA.

Captain Scrfbner's Visit Pitcairn Is-
lsnd-Prosperify of the Inhabitants.
Philadelphia Record.
An interesting account of visit to Pitcairn
island, the home of the descendants or the mu-
tineers of the famous ship Bounty. is given by
Captain Scribner, of the clipper ship ST Frances,
now lying at Almond street wharf which stop
ped az the island on June s. while bound from
San Francisco to this port. 1t is very rare that
a visit is paid to the children of the famous
mutineers, though several instances are recorded
where the islanders have boarded vessels at
anchor off their rocky coast This solitary island
is situated in lat. 25936~ south, long. 1929 east
and has but one landing place. Bounty Bay,
where Captain Scribner and his family were
landed in boats manned by the islanders The
island is about two and a quarter miles long,
and its lofty volcanic peaks be seen many
miles at sea. In the year 1890. while the Eng
lsh war-ship, Bounty, was homeward bound,
the crew mutinled and the officers were put
death. The rebellious crew took charge of the
vessel and landed at Tahita. but afterward went
to Norfolk ard Pitcairn islands. In 1925 Cap
tain Beechey, while cruising the South Pacific
IN an English war-ship. discovered the home Of
the No utineers The leaders were taken to Eng
land and punished for their crimes.
The first person to greet the visitors was Simon
Young, grandson of the leading mutineer aud
the patriarch and principal man OF tho island.
Captain Scribner describes the place as a para
disc peopled with han dsome and weil-developed
women of sterling character. The entire popu-
iation numbers III souls. two-thirds of whom
are females The disproportlon is caused by
many men leaving their homes on whalers, and
when once they get to the settled portions of the
globe they seldom return to Pitcairn. con-
Segment OF clothing and other presents from
the people of San Francisco were given to the
islanders from the St. Frances, after which al
hands repaired to the little chapel. where one
of the dusky bellies entertained the crowd with
music from organ sent out apresent from
Queen Victoria English war ship Each
family has a separate tract of land for its
There is also store-house matched with
palms from the DREADFUL tree, and it's con-
tents are divided among the families in proper
nm he 1lot NV ria
Young. A complete change has been made in
the form of worship of the islanders. a mis-
sionary sent by the Sevcnth-Day Adventists
from San Francisco having converted the entire
population from the Church of England.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The Salem 10. new water-works engine stack
fell fifty feet yesterday killing Joseph Dins-
more and fatally injuring three others.
Nicholas Kill, German. of St. Paul, has been
arrested for the murder OF Jacob Kuhn. The VIC
TINS watch and bloody knife were found in his
possession.
Ira L. Green. a former resident OF Rush. N
Y, murdered his wife and two children at
Sarsata. Fla Green was afterwards shot while
resisting the officers.
The State of Louisiana has failed to make ont
case against the officers of the steamer u. NJ.
White" which burned near Bayou Sara
last season, resulting in great loss of life. The
officers were indicted this account, but the
jury returned verdict Of not guilty.
On Tuesday night, at Huntingdon, small
village in Calvert county, Maryland. Edward
Coolidge, a farmer, cut his wifes throat with a
razor, after failing in attempt TO shoot her.
nearly severine her head from her body He
then tried to kill his sister, but she escaped and
with the same weapon cut his own throat, dying
after kissing his two little boys Jealousy
caused the tragedy.
farmsr residing near Caledonia. Mimi was de-
ivereu OF an illegitimate child whose father,
the SON OF a neighboring farmer, recently went
West. Yesterday the girls brother, Michael
forcibly took the child from her out into the
yard ard wrung its neck This shocked the
sherif is after the murderer.
Montague Clinchwood. who is charged with
being an adroit American swindler, has been ar
rested in Bremen on the charge of having swim
died James Kiess, retired surgeon OF the En-
glish army, and English clergyman, out of
$4,000 The operations were carried on at
Geneva, Switzerland. About equal amount
In the bank in New York city in his name
yesterday attached at the instance of the swim
lied gentleman.
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German trader in the islands, claiming to have
acquired by purchase the right to the ground
and house occupied by Malietoas seat of govern
ment. procured landing party of
armed German sailors from the Alba
tross in the harbor. to enforce his
and hauled down his flag. The German ad-
miral is understood to have visited Tamasese at
the latter's camp at that time; but
King Malietoa and Selu, his Secre-
tary of State, formally applied to Consul Greene
baum for protection, and the latter with great
Alacrity. issued his proclamation, sin the name
Of the United States of America ordering ''all
quietly" and all opponents of Malietoa to dis
perse. He also hoisted the Stars and Stripes
above the Samoan flag, indicating that Malietoa
was under the wing of the eagle.
1t was when news of this performance reached
the United States that Mr.. Bayard hurried forth
his special commissioner to Apia to meet like
represen tatives of Germany ana Great Britain
Greenebaum and the substitution of the
present consul Mr.. Harold Sewell, of Maine
If the charges then filed against Mr. Greene
baum by some OF his enemies at Apia were
justified by the facts. they reflected strongly
against the selection of such represen tative by
the administration. If, the contrary, they
were suggested by intrigue malice, the
him has been unfortunate. At bottom, the
affair is perhaps partly one of rivalry for trade;
and possible the alleged disrespect of Maletoa for
Emperor William might have been looked on
moro leniently save for other considerations.
With all his astounding self-reliance, which did
not stick at virtually declaring an American
protectorate at Apia, Consul Greenebaum at
least made a vigorous and successful stand
against Tamasese as an illegal aspirant to the
throne, set up in German interests.
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ILLINOIS.
GIeanings from Exchanges and Cuttings
from Correspondents.

GIeanings from Exchanges and Cuttings
from Correspondence.
Joseph Haser ex- Mayor of Gaena, and a vet
eran of the Mexican war, died at his home in
Gaena Wednesday.
Ex-County Clerk McClaren, of Lewiston, has
been found by the board of supervisors to be a
defaulter IN the OF So, 400. committee
appointed by the board to collect the sum
due the county. The matter is causing con-
siderable sensation.
Tn Q annual conference of the United Brefh-
rem Church convened at Argenta Macon county,
Wednesday. with 100 ministers presen. Bishop
Weaver presided. The conference Will be IN
session until next Monday, when the appoint
ments will be announced.
The Illinois Grand Lodge of the United
Brothers of Friendship. colored organization,
is in session in Alton. Grand Master D. Il. Bish,
of Chicago is presiding. Delegates from the
various lodges of the State, ami sisters reprel
seutipe the temples in attendance. Oficia-
reports show an encouraging growth in member
ship.
One of the most notable family gatherings in
Logan countys history took place in Lincoln on
Wednesday, Il was the second annual reunion
of the Hansen ana Hoover families and their
numerous connections, embracing Funks Stub
blefields Gamers and other families promin ent
in that section. over $50 persons were present.
A special coach brought fifty from Bloomington.
The reunion will be held next year at Bloom
ingtou
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GovERNoR o.rLEsBY,s PENSION.

The Document Under which He Claims "a PEN
sion for Services Mexico.
Washington Special
This afternoon General Black sigued the pen
sion certificate Of Governor Oeesby, under the
late Mexican pensions law. based upon his SER
vice in the Mexican and his being the age of
sixty-two. Fortunately it was not necessary
for him to alege Indulgence, and disability would
nave given him pension from the time of its
occurrence The following is Governor Ogles-
by's characteristic and interesting declaration:
Estate Of Illinois, Saneamon county. ss.-On
this 10th day of September, A. D. 1887, per-
sonaliy appeared before me. James Fl. Paddock,
q notary public in ana for the county and State
aforesaid Richard j. Oelesby, aged sixty three
years. resident of Springfield, county OF Sang
anon. State of Illinois. who, being duly sworn
according to law, deposes and states as follows,
to-wit: / am the identical Richard j. Ogleebv
who served the full period of one year in the
military service of the United States in the
with Mexico. L enlisted under the of
Richard J. Oglesby about the 18th day of
June 1876. My recollection is that l volun-
teered some time in Nav, 1916. a private in
company G.. Can't l. c. Pugh Fourth Regiment
Illinois Volunteers. commanded by Col r. ID
Baker. and was bonoraby discharged as a first
lieutenant in May or June. 1S47. During said
service l accompanied my command in Mexico
and partici pated in the following engagements:
The siege of Vera Cruz, in the spring Of l847, and
the battle OF Cerro Gordo, on the 18th day of
April, 1S47. In the last battle was in command
of Company G, and out of forty. men and
officers engaged nine were wounded and one
killed. have always felt that this battle ought
TO have earned for me pension from that day
up to the present time. 1t was on that day the
brave General Shields almost MORALLY
wounded at the head of Colonel Bakers regi-
ment at the head of which regiment Com
pany c. and at the head of which company was
your humble servant. commanding. Shields was
commanding brigade, Baker a regiment, and
Oglesby a company. This affidavit is therefore
now made for the purpose of obtaining pension
under the law of Congress upon that subject,
passed, as l am informed, about the close of the
last session. If any defect shall be found in the
form of this application, respectfully request
that you will waive the same and issue the nee
essary certificate upon the merits of the case. I
born July %. A. ID. 1924 and was therefore
sixty-three years old July %. A d. 1887.
ORCHARD J. OGLESBY.o
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TO COUNTERFEIT Is DEATH.
A Relic of Revolutionary Days-A Fac SINH
of a Three-Pence Piece of I517.

Relic of Revolutionary Days-A Fac Simile
of a Three-Pence Piece of 17S7
Columbus (Ga. Sun.
We were shown. yesterday, by Mr.. John Bra
zel, clerk of the Rankin House, an old three
pence piece of revolutionary days. 1t has been
in the possession of Mr. Brazeil's family for gem
erations One CT his ancestors fought bled and
died during that time, and on his body. among
other effects found the note, which then
could purchase gallon of liquor, a pound of
tobacco half niger. and small assortments of
most everything else except tea. of which our
forefathers appeared to be particularly fond. as
tax on that beverage which cheers but does
not inebriate, precipitated the stru ggIe.
It is printed on coarse linen paper, and on the
reverse side appears these words:
sIl2O08 Three Pence. Thif Bill fhall paff cur
rent Three Pence according to Act of Gen
eral AffembIy of the Common Wealth of Penn
fylvania paffed the Twentieth Day of March, in
the Year One Thoufand Seven Hundred and
Seventy-feven. Dated the Tenth day of April,
A D., 1777. Three Pence. c. DAvIT, CO.
The following is exact size and fac simile of
its face:
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A welI-Digcer,s Deadly Fall.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE. Sept ia Young man, John
Tracy, while digging we'll at Stewartsville
Posey county, met with horrible death to-day
Last evening he reached depth of forty five
feet and fired blast. He started into the well
this morning. although there was a strong smell
of smoke and gas. He was lowered down. and
Immediately asked to be drawn out The men
worked rapidly and got him up about fifteen
feet from the top, when suddenly the windlass
few round and he was heard to drop. He was
pulled out with grab hook, but was dead His
skull being fractured and his neck broken. 1t is
believed that vein of natural gas has been
struck in the well, as there is strong smell and
q whizzIng noise.
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A sherfff's Bill DisaIlcsyed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LoGANsPoRT. Sept. 15-The Board Of Com.
missoners refused to allow the 81, 500
claim filed by Deputy-sherif j. B. Stanley
for services in the capture of Amor Green, ao-
ductor and murderer of Luella Mabbit. and his
brother, William Green, murderer of Enos
Brumbaugb. Cass county has already paid out
So 800 for the capture of these notorious out
laws. A similar claim of So, 500 is pending be-
fore the com miseioners of Carroll county, and
they refuse make the allowance They will
unquestionably be compelled to resort to legal
proceedings to obtain custody of Amor Green
There was no reward offered by either county.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
Montgomery County Man Charged with
Abductlnga Girl for Base Purposes.
Murderer Wise Released on Bail-Cass County
Declines to Honor the Sheriffs Bill for
Capturing the Greens-Gleanings.
INDIANA.
Ohm Taylor Arrested for Abducting n Young
Gir1-Escape of the Prisoner.
Special to the fndianapolis Journal

ohm Taylor Arrested for Abducting n Young
GirI-Escape of the Prisoner.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ATTICA. Sept. 15.-At q late hour last
night John Taylor was arrested at the Revere
House. in this city. on the charge of abducting
girl for the purpose of prostitution. The girls
name is Julia Sims, and the warrant was sworn
out by her father, who lives two miles north
west of Independence, Warren county. When
arrested, Taylor and the girl had disrobed, and
preparing retire. having registered as
man and wife. Taylor taken to Independ-
ence at once, where his trial will come up to-
day. After he had gone the girl was inter
viewed. She is day sixteen years old,
not very progressing in appearance, and she
talked with a GOODNESS that astonishing for
one of her age. She said that she went to live
with Taylor's family, Crawfordsville, last
April. and while there he had illicit relations
with her. Shortly after, she went away with
b i'm, and the two have since been travelling over
the country together, though Taylor occasion
ally returned to Charlottesville to his wife
and two children. Last Sunday Taylor and the
girl went to her fathers The latter was Justly
indignant at the manner in which Taylor had
taken advantage of his daughter and a tragedy
would have resulted had not the girl spirited
Taylor away. Yesterday Taylor came to this
city, got drunk and then returned Simss. He
demanded the girl, and swore that he would kill
her if she did not go with him. To prevent
bloodshed. the girl says, she came to Attica
with him, expecting to leave him here and
turn to her home. AS soon as they started the
irate father at once sent constable after them,
with the result as above stated. The girl says
that when she first went away with Taylor she
did willingly, but that now she wants to re-
turn her home, and that she stays with him
only through fear
LATER-During the night Taylor, though
handcutfed, escaped from the constable.
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Insanity Successfully Pleaded.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENsBURG. Sept. 15.-James Clark was to-
day acquitted By jury. after about twenty
hours delberation, upon the plea of insanity at
the time of committing the offsnse charged
On July last, after several days hard drinking
Clark shot Mack Dugan. saloon-keeper The
shot was fired while he the verge of de-
lirium tremens and the court and jury held it
to be s1ch insanity as rendered him incompe-
tent commit crime His victim recovered,
although the wound was almost exactly like the
one President Garfield received.
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The "Independent" Paper.

Elmira Gazette.
docs the Screamer indorse Mush Jones for
Congressl" asked one gentleman of another in
inquring about the political situation of GER
tain town.
20 yes" was the reply; ''the paper Endorses
him. It's sort of mutual affair"
''How's thatF
"Whv, you see the paper Endorses Jones and
Jones indorses for the paper"
And there are a good many independent"
newspapers run about the same way.
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Decapitated by q Train.

Special &c the Indianapolis Journal.
HUNTINGBURG, Sept. 15.-Frank Br gys, tie
man, aged twenty-five years. was run over and
killed by the early this morning about five
miles of here. His body terribly
mangled the head being completely severed.
He was last seen alive at this place about mid
night, and was drinking heavily. He had started
home. and it is supposed he had dropped upon
the track in drunken stupor and thus met his
fate
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Martins Murderer Released on Bail.

Special to the Indianapolis journal
LoGANsPoRT, Sept. 15.-Joseph Wise. MUIR
derer of VIM. Martin, was admitted to bail by
Judge Winfield to-day, being required to file an
additional bond of $4,000 legal question Of
considerable consequence arose In this case. The
June grand jury returned an indictment against
Wise for manslaughter, while the present one
found bill for murder in the second degree upon
which he was rearrested. Wise's counsel con-
tend that the action of the present grand jury is
absolutely void inasmuch as previous grand
jury had investigated the matter, but Judge
Winfield held that the investigation by the first
grand jury did not preclude the present one from
acting in the premises His trial is set for Oct.
g. and will be hotiy contested
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Howard County Fair.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

KoKoMo, Sept 15-Seventeen thousand peo-
pie were in attendance to-day at the Howard
county fair. Touley, a horse owned by Mr.
Young, of Upton, carried off first money in the
fast pace; time, 2:43. Edna c., of Chicago was
the winner in the mile running race; time. 1:5l.
drawing card was the large sale of fine blood
ed stock on the grounds to day. The fair is one
of the best ever held in this part of the State.
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Minor Notes.

Gas we'll No. 8. at Union City. was ''shot" on
Wednesday. insuriug gas in sufficient quantities
to supply water-works and factories.
On Wednesday E. W. Walker, a well-known
manufacturer of Goshen. fell from a wagon load
of lumber, distance of fifteen feet and struck
on his side. His injuries are internal, and. it
is feared, fatal
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MINOR MATTERS.

List of Indianians Whose Applications for
Pensions Have Been Granted.
Washington Special.
Pensions have been granted the following
named Indianians:
Phoebe, widow of Jesse Smith, Winamac
Charlotte, widow of James Rick. Barbersvle
Martha. widow of James Owen. Mooney James
Rick, Barbersvile; Moses Soules. Terre Haute
Seymour Allen, Rideeville; VIM Linson. Moore's
Vineyard James Kirk, Spencer; Jesse Haddon,
Carlisle Silas White, Clay City; Robert Petit
Pleonas; James Noel, Newark; Jesse Smith,
Winamac; Harvey Taylor, Raclesville; Herman
Humelman, Lesta; Cornelius HaReerty, Indian
apolis: Christiana, widow of lsham Clark,
Saltilloville; Robert Lansing, Chesterton; JACOB
Wreck, Star City: Solomon Jewell. Terre
Haute; Ira Nelson, Hamilton; Henry Garrison.
Chesterville; VIM. Coffin, Patriot; jeremiah
Eyer, Wakarusa; Peter Conner, Trafalgar;
Robert Hall, Center Square; Jacob Backer, Bre-
men; James Hasiey, Clarksburg Charles Ben
ton, Brownstown; VIM. Watts, Jonesville; Ed :
win Waters Chandler; Silas Smith. Jonesvills;
Peter Holman. Charlottesville; Robert Smith,
Greensboro; John Kelly, Anderson: Isaiah
Crouch, Gosport Isaac Doll, Indianapolis; Philip
Langcon, Wssahickon
Washington Special
Considerable curiosity has been awakened
here by the discovery that Mr.. JAY Gould is
among the number of Northern spectators whe
have lately been taking advantage of the act of
Congress OF 1876. throwing open the lands in the
Southern STATES to public and private sale. This
form OF speculation has taken a big boom
lately. The sales in the State of Louisiana for
example. during July last alone, were equal to
the total sales in the same State for the whole
of the year 1886. Mr.. Gould has been buying in
Louisiana. chiefly in Calcasieu and Vernon par
ishes. The government lands in the
southwestern part of the State, it is
said at the Land Office. we'll
grown with timber. and the probability
Is that Mr. Gould's purchases made with
an eye to the value of the growing timber. His
own investment amounts TO some thirty thou
sand acres, aud he and a few other investors
have taken possession, between them Of from
eighty to one hundred thousand acres. compris-
ing all that was left of some eight townships in
Cacasieu and nine In Vernon parish The con-
tguity Of these lands to his railway system sug-
gests the probability that Mr. Gould had re-
solved, If money is to be made there it was on
the Missouri Pacific, by the sale of timber for
the road, TO make it himself. Suspicious
also entertained at first that the purpose of the
purchases was to secure the land necessary for
LAYING out some tributary and connecting lines
OF road; but the situation of the property and
the engineering difficulties which present them
selves in places render this by pothesis idle.
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urers are now getting too low to be re-
munerative, they say. and the short straw crop
rise in twines and other materials made an adj
yarca imnerative.
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meeting of the wrapping-paper manufacture
ers OF the Northwest was held yesterday at Cni-
cago A constitution was adopted and officers
elected for one year. The prices the manufact-
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Good Reasons.

Philadelphia North American.
There said 20 be two very cool reasons
why Dr. Parker will not be Beecher's successor.
One is that he would not accept the position and
the other that it will not be offered to him.
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Reception to Cardinal Gibbons.

y
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15-One of the most
brilliant receptions accorded a Catholic
preate in this city was given this evening at the